by James L. Rubart, @jameslrubart In September of ’07, I stood in line at a writer’s conference, waiting to get a book signed by an author who had become a …
How to Write a Love/Hate Relationship That Readers Can’t Put Down: Part 1
By Jessica Kate, @JessicaKate05 Do you love movies like Sweet Home Alabama, The Proposal, or Pirates of the Caribbean? Books like The Hating Game, The Unhoneymooners, or Save the Date? Then …
When She Breaks the Gender Role
by Peter Leavell, @PeterLeavell I danced around the diners at the college cafeteria and spotted my target. She was cute. And I wanted to ask her to the skate party. …
Four ways to recover from a devastating loss (or rejection from a publisher!)
Last week I was going to write an inspiring email about how you just have to keep trying. That you don’t know when one of your stories is going to …
5 Quick Tips for Improving the Pacing of Your Novel
The issue of pacing in a novel — whether your story is moving ahead smoothly — came up in my writing group this past week. The question was phrased this …